         (set! node elem)
         (set! (.-freactive-state node) this)
         (set! attr-binder (bind-attrs! node attrs))
-        (aset elem "cereus/child-dom" child-dom)
+        (aset elem "cereus/child-dom" (if (map? (first child-dom)) (rest child-dom) child-dom))
         (doseq [child children]
           (ui/velem-insert child this nil)))))
   (onAttached [this]

(defn element*
  ([elem-factory append-children-fn]
   (fn [ns-uri tag tail]
     (let [[_ tag-name id class] (re-matches re-tag (name tag))
           attrs? (first tail)
           have-attrs (map? attrs?)

        (= true head)
        (let [elem-spec (rest elem-spec)
              tag-name (first elem-spec)
              tail (rest elem-spec)]
          (child-dom-element nil tag-name tail))

        :default
